Training for the biggest fight of your career is mentally taxing enough and for Jorge Masvidal he now has to wonder if the fight is even going to take place. As UFC President Dana White stated during a media scrum after the UFC On Versus 6 event this past Sunday, the UFC is in hot pursuit of Strikeforce Lightweight Gilbert Melendez and want him in the UFC ASAP.
Strikeforce returns with Challengers 19: "Larkin vs. Rossborough" tonight (September 23) from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The five main card bouts will aired live on Showtime in the US/Superchannel in Canada.
The official weigh-in event for Strikeforce Challengers 19 took place in the Key West Ballroom of Las Vegas' Palms Casino Resort. Tomorrow night's card, which airs live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Today the Ohio Athletic Commission releasedthe salaries and payouts for those who competed at the Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov Showtime event back on Sept. 10, 2011.
The 21 year old Canadian fighter made his debut at Strikeforce: Barnett vs Kharitonov with an explosive tko win against Evangelista Santos @ 3:18 of the 3rd round. He has notable wins over Marius Zaromskis, Josh Burkman and Joe Riggs. His first amateur fight was at the age of 14 and he amassed a 6-1 record before turning pro in 2006. He now stands at 23-7, 13 wins by (t)ko and 7 wins by submission. His strong points is his well-roundedness body shots and reach, his losses have mostly come due to being out-grappled or out-wrestled.
Back in June, Daniel Cormier beat a very game Jeff Monson in Grand Prix Alternate Bout. Just three months later Cormier has entered the Grand Prix due to Alistair Overeem's departure and is now in the finals against Josh Barnett. Last night (Sept, 10) Cormier defeated Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva via first round KO.
Despite being tagged by a pretty good punch by Sergei Kharitonov, Josh Barnett made fairly quick work of his adversary at last nights second leg of The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. With the win Barnett will now take on tournament replacement Daniel Cormier.
